This blog tries to explore the relationship between religion and science. I'm a Christian who sees God in nature and I hope others will find this interesting.
(My e-mail address: alexpeterson14@hotmail.com)

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Hi everyone, this is my first attempt at blogging, please be patient with me. I have always been passionately interested in science and always been a committed Christian who believes in the creative power of God, and I honestly believe that the two are not mutually exclusive. I would like to use this blog to explore this relationship.

Otherwise known as the Northern Lights, I was priveleged about 20 years ago to see first-hand this amazing spectacle, though without the accompanying music. . .don't know if there's a southern-hemisphere variation of this. All I know is that it's something everyone should see if given a chance. sort of "Fire in the Sky"!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Leonard Cohen did the original version of this beautiful song and a wonderful job he did, but I am such a fan of kd lang that I want to share this version. I regret that a close-up isn't possible, there were too many people there. I also regret that I wasn't there but I did watch it on television!

I love Canadian Geographic magazine. Many of the animal pictures in it are done by professional photographers but some are apparently by amateurs; excellent nevertheless. Many wonderful shots here, too many for me to pick and choose. You can decide for yourself what you like or don't like.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

My brother posted this to-day on Facebook, it's apparently for the First Sunday of Advent which is to-day. I've not heard it before but think it's so beautiful as to be sublime and I want to share it here.

My wife and I recently attended the Alpha course at our church, Grace Community church and enjoyed it tremendously. It looks at Christianity in a whole different light. Example: many people think that there is a very wide gulf between God and us. There isn't though. Really. God, we believe, came to Earth in the person of Jesus, and lived and died for us, that we might be redeemed and given new life, a better direction for our lives. And this is the gift that we are given through the Holy Spirit, that we might not only represent Christ, but have our God living in us. Forever. We send our prayers up (whichever direction that really is) and God's grace is sent to us.

Saturday, November 27, 2010

This has always been a favourite comic of mine and miss it a lot. I do get it sent to my e-mail every day. Calvin is the boy and Hobbes is the tiger, real to no-one except Calvin. To everyone else he's a stuffed animal.

Monday, November 22, 2010

Sometimes I feel like that cat. I wonder who never feels like that at times. Cheers everyone. I hope your day is wonderful, or at least passable! Just never forget that you who believe in a loving God are always protected.

Trying to find the middle ground, if there is one. Mr. Giberson wonders as I do whether one side is right and the other side is wrong. That this should be is itself up for debate. And if there is a middle ground, which "team" would those who stand there be on?

We lost our little dog Sparky last night. His soul left his body at about midnight and he's now free of whatever demons caused him pain and suffering in his last days. He was only two and a half years old by the calendar and was a joy to have in our family. He was very affectionate towards everyone and regularly tried to clean my toe-jam, my ears, what have you. If he was left alone in the house for even 30 minutes while we went to do grocery shopping, he told us off loudly on our return. BARK BARK BARK BARK at Karen, at me, until we were sufficiently chastised. When the kids got home from school, big greetings. When friends came by, big greetings. He loved to play and would chase whatever toy we would throw for him, and if we threw another while he was coming back with the first one, he would drop toy 1 and go after toy 2. He loved everyone and tolerated the Cats as they tolerated him. Until they got too close to his toys. Then BARK BARK BARK BARK! We don't know why he got sick and died but at least he's out of pain now. And we will forever remember him.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Thesr four-year-old twins are forever joined at the top of their heads; they share a brain and though they have different fields of view, see what each other can see, they share thoughts and desires, problems and issues. They lean towards each other when they walk, they wrestle with other kids and almost anything they want. Their parents view each new day as a new miracle and a new challenge, and because they love their children they find a way to do what needs to be done. It's truly amazing.